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So it seems Kyouraku will be the next captain commander after all, and Unohana was the first Kenpachi? She must be quite the badass... I can't wait for Kenpachi to actually learn some techniques and perhaps shikai/bankai. Also it seems Ichigo, Renji, Byakuya and Rukia are in for some major poweruppage. And the soul king "fell" for Ichigo? Like homo style? eeek!

Best non action chapter form me....one of the best revelations also......

1. Kirinji is fast as hell and ichigo could counter him..... meaning ichigo is a lot faster than soifon - not a surprise though
2. kyoraku is appointed Captain commander - really happy for this
3. Unohana is - UNOHANA YACHIRU - the person zaraki kenpachi admired the most and named yachiru his adopted daughter after her.... THE FIRST KENPACHI!!!!!!

More to this according to central 46 zaraki kenpachi is really really really powerful..... that is why yamamoto stop teaching him kenjutsu or whatever in just one day.... he would hard to stop(kubo is really agreeing with the guy who wrote the spirits are forever with you and that kenpachi's true potential strength is a level 4 secret in bleach)..... i imagine he'd be a monster after completing this training even without bankai...now i see why bach made him a special war potential... and finally the look on UNOHANA's face at he last page sends chills down my spine....great chapter

One question though is kyoraku going to teach kenpachi as he told central 46 or unohana since he said i'll leave zaraki kenpachi to you?...

There is also reason why yamamoto didn't want unohana to go to the battlefield its either tied to her being the first kenpachi or something else personally here

Also i think aigawa love would replace kyoraku as the 8th squad captain....... he deserves to return back with his fellow visoreds to at least stabilize the power of gotei13 this time if an attack comes again hehe

Cool chapter. Really really great IMO!
Kyoraku is head captain...wery well. He's got power and intelligence. The time to be a lazy man is over huh? Oh well.

BUT wasn't Unohana's name Retsu? Unohana Retsu? Or did she change her name....or is it her middle name? Aw, so many things...i just hope Kubo didn't forget he called her Retsu and now uses Yachiru just to fit it somewhere. I want an explanation.

Cool chapter. Really really great IMO!
Kyoraku is head captain...wery well. He's got power and intelligence. The time to be a lazy man is over huh? Oh well.

BUT wasn't Unohana's name Retsu? Unohana Retsu? Or did she change her name....or is it her middle name? Aw, so many things...i just hope Kubo didn't forget he called her Retsu and now uses Yachiru just to fit it somewhere. I want an explanation.

Retsu was her nickname i believe..... that is last 2 chapters i think kirinji the royal guard who taught her healing techniques called her 'Retsu'.... kubo placing quotations would mean that retsu is just a nickname and yachiru is her real name being the only person zaraki ever admired.....its nice to see what flashbacks this relationship has to offer to us

Great chapter, feels like the old bleach again. Kyoraku as CC agreed, i'm a big fan of this guy.

Zaraki's full potential must be pretty powerful if central 46 and the gotei13 even yamamoto are wary of his potential strength. Training him for just one day in kendo gave him power that could one hit the so called "strongest hierro in espada history". Insane strong. What's more currently unohana is much much stronger.

I wonder if Kenpachi's Sword's Shikai and Bankai along with his memories were not sealed by Yamamoto Genrusai himself (or by Squad Zero).

As I recall, Kenpachi and Yachiru awoke after a battle without recollection of who he was. I also one theorized (And other before me, I was told), that Yachiru is actually the materialized form of his Zanpakuto.

And yes, Bleach is getting very Interesting again.I do Hope that Kubo has truly found his stride and this renewed Story-Telling Mojo is not just astray Blip on the Radar screen. And if Kubo really does plan 10 more years of Bleach (Rumor?), it would be a welcome successor to Naruto as my Numero Uno Manga distraction from life's annoyances.

@POW,

Yeah it's one really long name (Last name, first name, second name ). I was a bit confused by it too. Kinda like Kennedy, John, Fitzgerald or something like that.

I am not perfect andI defy you to prove otherwise Growing Old Gracefully is an Oxymoron ... Mostly Moron !